WHAT'S ON
WHOOP
WHOOP Heritage Festival celebrates local heritage and brings together inspiring stories, people and places from across the peninsula. Join local artists, performers and community partners for a free fun family day out...
MG Boulter creates vignettes of suburban lives and seaside communities, a contemporary voice in the long tradition of the singer-songwriter. An intimate, limited capacity solo show onboard LV21...
PAST EVENTS
Emily Barker is an award-winning Australian singer-songwriter. She found early success as the writer and performer of the theme to the hugely successful BBC/PBS Masterpiece crime drama Wallander...
Come join us at Sun Pier House for a special event marking the World Rivers Day 2025 and exploring our connection with the River Medway Estuary...
Join us outside Sun Pier House to “listen" to the River Medway and help us gather a bumper catch of “river voices”...
Bestselling author and award-winning broadcaster Charlie Connelly’s hilarious and informative show brings the quirky broadcast vividly to life, celebrating what he regards as the greatest invention of the modern age...
The Shipping Forecast, an exhibition featuring a collection of textile pieces by artist, writer and lecturer Cas Holmes...
Medway's Theatre Royal launch their 6th album, 'A Change Of Weather' with a special launch gig onboard LV21 supported by Little Storping In The Swuff ...
A fun afternoon of crafts activity at Sun Pier House. Build your very own 'ship in a bottle’ to take home...
We’re delighted to host a family-friendly open day aboard the historic lightship LV21 to mark her return to the River Medway...
A weekend of nautical fun for all ages exploring Gravesham’s strong connection with the River Thames and the rich local maritime heritage...
A theatrical/musical/comical/operatical female duo on a musical mission to encourage climate action with a unique show that puts the “oooh” in “existential doom”!
Experience Herman Melville's classic tale of revenge and retribution retold in this inventive, comedic adventure on the high sea...
An introductory DJ lesson for 10-14 year olds interested in vinyl records and basic mixing. Learn fun skills on our decks below decks on LV21...
Join the crew aboard historic Light Vessel 21 for a shipload of festive cheer. Explore the decks and make your own nautical Christmas decorations to take away...
As Wreckless Eric he needs little introduction — he wrote and recorded the classic Whole Wide World and had a hit with it back in 1977...
Evidence shows that girls are consistently facing additional barriers as a result of their gender. Passionate about gender equity & community change? Hop on the WOW Bus!
We’re welcoming Loop Dance Company to Gravesend on their Encounters Tour and hope that you’re able to join us for this great free afternoon out...
Join a bunch of merry buccaneers on a funk and jazz adventure across the seas! A swashbuckling tale of friendship and treasure awaits...
Naked Frank Theatre’s ‘PISSED OFF POETRY’ promises a selection of raucous & ridiculous performance poetry skits about trivial little things that get on their tits...
RiverVoice Community Choir presents a live performance of songs to showcase our incredible relationship with, and huge reliance on, water...
We are working with artists, schools and the community to create installations, exhibitions and experiences in a variety of locations...
Margo Orlovik you will engage in a series of activities to explore you own individual inspirations for creative expression...
Learn about the history of LV21 and explore the once inhabited islands of the Medway Estuary through an illustrated talk by Adam Taylor...
Join jeweller Yuka Jourdain aboard the ship to create a colourful migratory bird brooch using a pre-cut bird-shaped wooden piece...
Explore the wonderful installations showcasing artworks created by 3 & 4 year olds reflecting themes of migration, unity, our planet & nature...
LV21, St Andrew’s Arts Centre and the surrounding quayside will be awash of all things creative as part of the Gravesham Fringe Festival...
Join the crew and artists for an afternoon of free creative drop-in activities aboard LV21 and in the adjacent St Andrew’s Arts Centre and at Bawley Bay...
Make your own colourful, tactile jewellery from reclaimed wood and thread, inspired by the symbols and patterns found in nautical imagery...
A series of artist led creative events and workshops to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the former St Andrew’s Mission Church at Bawley Bay in Gravesend...
An exhibition featuring a collection of new pieces by the acclaimed Kent based textile artist, writer and lecturer Cas Holmes...
Join a team of researchers from the University of Kent and artists for an informal discussion and explore an art exhibition on the ecology of the Thames Estuary...
Explore the decks in person, or immerse yourself into a theatrical journey through the ship via VR headsets, and enjoy live performances of music, poetry and puppetry...
Six multi-instrumentalists tell an epic seaside tale through songs encompassing folk, indie, sea shanties and choral music....
Come along to St Andrew’s Quayside for the Live Premiere of A Song For Kent, Walking Each Other Home, composed by Tania Holland Williams...
High Tide Festival is part of a wider research & development project by Naked Frank Theatre, an exploration and celebration of mental health and well-being...
Celebrating migration and shining a light on the important contributions the Windrush Generation made and continue to make in British society...
As part of the Gravesham Estuary Fringe programme join artist Duncan Grant and the Gravesham Urban Knitters on the quayside...
Book launch with Gravesham based celebrated poet Patience Agbabi. It's midsummer's day & thirteen-year-old Elle & her Leapling classmates are visiting the Museum of the Past...
A weekend of art celebrating life’s transitions; tales of adversity, survival and inevitable transformation featuring artworks and performances...
Take a stroll along the shoreside next to LV21 and join in the shenanigans of swashbuckling Gravesham pirates and sea shanty singing salty seadogs...
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Bringing together local communities for a celebration of the neighbourhood through arts, creativity and food...
Join the crew for a wintry show for long, dark nights of ghostly tales brought to life through hand-drawn illustrations, masterful puppetry, cinematic projection and live music.
